10 Things to Fear Other than Fear Itself

by realmccoy on Aug 10, 2009 4:48 PM CDT Comment 9 comments

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a glass "half empty" guy that insists Murphy was an optimist. Since this is my most anticpated season of all time - I naturally start to worry. That being said - here are 10 things scaring the Bejeezus out of me in descending order of concern: (Injuries to players not included due to jinx factor)

10. Kyle Field Stuffing. Is it just me or does the thought of watching all male cheerleaders after 4 helpings of turkey, gravy, and an entire pumpkin pie make your stomach uneasy?

9. Robert Griffin - Nuff Said

8. Oops they did it again. Big 12 doesn't change tie-breaker rule - Horns have even softer OOC schedule and Sooners toughen their OOC schedule. Say what you want - Horns lost the tie breaker due to cream puff OOC schedule - period.

7. Like the Famous NFL saying - if you have 9 Tight Ends you probably don't have one (or something like that). I trust GD - yes our GD to compensate for the TE from a receiving perspective - but I sure get nervous on how it will affect our run game.

6. Movement of the Tech Game makes it "easy". What a break - right? ESPN needs the games, new QB, blah, blah, blah. My worry - the Pirate is the Pirate - Potts has much more pro potential than Harrell and the Horns get caught napping.

5. GD always has 1 clinker of a game plan per season. Please be Lousiana Monroe.

4. Ben Alexander is starting DT. Let that sink in. Then imagine his backup is a 270 pound Soph.

3. We're Texas dammit - and we don't have good enough RBs. OU returns 2 RBs over 1000 yards. Okie Lite returns 2 RBs better than ours. This is a Major Problem.

2. Eerie feeling on Okie Lite. That Tech game last year was bizarre. Now lets count some similarities. Biggest game ever to come to a podunk town. Bunches of rednecks that extended Friday night's drinking binge into Saturday. ESPN game day in town (speculation), hated rival with ax to grind. Best athletic WR in the country. The Pirate vs. Pirate costumes on Halloween night.

1. Who wins the battle of OU Offensive Line vs. Texas Defensive line? Whoever wins that battle - wins the war. Got Muschamp?

Poll

Other than Injury - what is your biggest concern of the Horns 2009 season?

1. Battle of trenches in RRS

32 votes

2. Lack of game breaker RBs

30 votes

3. Eeriness of Halloween Night

43 votes

4. DT Quality

29 votes

5. One bad GD GD game plan

18 votes

6. Tech game move up

2 votes

154 votes | Poll has closed

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I still think the reason we beat Oklahoma is

that we were able to shut down their rushing attack. The reason they went to the air so much in that game was because every time they gave the ball to Murray, we were holding them to 2-3 yards a play.

I hope we can do the same this year.

by Longhorn11 on Aug 10, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm with ya on #6

The Tech game worries me a bit, not because it got moved up in the schedule, but just the fact that we have to play them again at all. We all remember the KState debacle from the ‘06 and ’07 seasons. We were so ready for our revenge in ’07, the thought of them beating us again, this time at home and with a healthy QB, was out of the question. I think many fans have the same kind of dangerous confidence regarding this year’s Tech game. We’re all so excited for revenge that it’s almost as if we have already marked the game down as a win. And we haven’t even stepped onto the field! Of course we should win, but we should have won against KState in ’07 as well…

by hooked on texas on Aug 10, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Okie Lite and OCC

I am completely in agreement about the Okie Lite game – very, very dangerous. They are going to see this as the game that legitimizes their program and the whole town will be electric with anticipation. Moreover, they are burning for payback after all those Horn comeback victories. On OCC – I am disgusted by the impact it had on the title race last year. Yes, OU’s was stronger, but their wins were overrated – especially the win over Cincinatti. The Bearcats lost to UConn by 24 and barely beat freaking Akron, 17-15, on a fourth quarter field goal. Those morons who ranked Cincinatti in the top 15 cost UT their shot at Florida.

by Orangetower87 on Aug 11, 2009 11:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs